Tyne and Wear care homes and Tyne and Wear nursing homes

Tyne & Wear is the 44th largest county in England yet is the 13th largest by population. This largely because it is made up of the five heavily populated metropolitan boroughs of North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead and Sunderland, all formerly parts of the counties of Durham and Northumberland.

Economically this area was in the doldrums for many years after the decline of the mining and shipping industries but in recent years there has been a largely successful regeneration which can be most obviously seen in the redevelopment of the run down former factories and warehouses along the Tyne in Newcastle and Gateshead.

To many people in the rest of the UK the area is known for the intense local rivalries between the towns, as exemplified by the partisan support for the local football teams.

As of the 2001 census there were 128,190 people aged over 70 living in the Tyne and Wear area, approximately 11.9% of the total population. Within the county there are 343 residential care and nursing care homes providing services for older people and people with learning disabilities.

Below is a full list of care homes, sheltered care homes, respite care homes and nursing homes in Tyne & Wear:

  • Barnes Court

    Dementia, Older People, Physical disability

    Wycliffe Road, High Barnes, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4 7QG

  • Earsdon Grange

    Dementia, Older People

    Thorntree Drive, Wellfield, Whitley Bay, NE25 9NR

  • St Marks Nursing Home

    Physical disability

    145 Hylton Road, Millfield, Sunderland, SR4 7YQ

  • Strothers Road

    Learning disability

    15-18 Strothers Road, High Spen, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2HR

  • Farmborough Court Intermediate Care Service

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People, Physical disability...

    Farmborough Court, Brentford Avenue, Town End Farm, Sunderland, SR5 4EU

  • Kingsbury House

    Dementia, Older People

    61-62 Percy Park, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4JX

  • Stanton Lodge Care Home

    Physical disability

    Milfield Avenue, Shiremoor, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0LE

  • Barchester Harton Grange Care Home

    Dementia, Mental health, Older People

    Bolden Lane, South Shields, NE34 0LZ

  • Garden Hill Care Centre

    Older People

    32 St Michaels Avenue, South Shields, NE33 3AN

  • Holmlea Care Home

    Dementia, Older People

    48 Linskill Terrace, North Shields, NE30 2EW